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1853 & 1868. Letter. Creases from folding. Near Fine. Two one-page handwritten letters, both in French, dated 27 November 1853 and 29 February 1868, on 5-1/4" x 8-1/4" sheets of paper, each addressed to an unidentified publisher asking for the return of two manuscripts. Roughly, "After four unfruitful visits I finally secured an appointment and a promise of a reply. You did not keep the appointment. I believe it useless to prolong this game of hide and seek to which I am not accustomed and which it does not suit me to continue any further. Be so kind, Sir, as to put at my disposal the two manuscripts which I entrusted to you...." Jules de Goncourt published books together with his brother Edmond. Letters by Edmond are plentiful, but due to Jules's death at the age of 39 of a stroke brought on by syphilis, his letters are rather scarce on the market. The Prix Goncourt, the most prestigious prize in French language literature, is named for them.
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by DE GONCOURT, Jules
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by VERLAINE, Paul
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Paris, 1 August 1895. Framed Letter. About Fine and a handsome presentation. One-page SIGNED handwritten letter in French on 4-1/2" x 6-3/4" sheet to an unnamed politician regarding placement of an article about his book in REVUE ENCYCLOPÉDIQUE. Roughly translated: "I received your check for 4 guineas today and I thank you. The article on your book is at the REVUE ENCYCLOPÉDIQUE, a very important magazine which comes out about the 15th. As soon as the magazine will be printed, I'll send it to you myself. Let me congratulate you on your electoral victory although I take hardly any interest in politics." Matted and framed along with a reproduced image of Georges Rouaults portrait of Verlaine. Associated with the Symbolist and Decadent movements, Verlaine's poetry was admired and recognized as ground-breaking, serving as a source of inspiration to composers including Gabriel Fauré and Claude Debussy. He died in 1896 at the age of 51 after being ravaged by drug dependence and alcoholism.
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BEL-AMI
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New York: Limited Editions Club, 1968. Hardcover. Fine in a Near Fine slipcase. Bernard LaMotte. Quarto (8-1/4" x 11-1/4") bound in dark blue cloth stamped in gilt and white, 280 pages. Designed by Adrian Wilson and printed at the press of A. Colish. Introduction by Alec Waugh. Illustrations are fine full-page reproductions of watercolors by Bernard LaMotte, perhaps best known as the illustrator of Saint-Exupery's aviation books. Copy #887 of 1500 numbered copies SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page.
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BEL-AMI
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New York: Limited Editions Club, 1968. Hardcover. Bookplate on the front pastedown. Fine in a lightly soiled, Near Fine slipcase. Bernard LaMotte. Quarto (8-1/4" x 11-1/4") bound in dark blue cloth stamped in gilt and white, 280 pages. Designed by Adrian Wilson and printed at the press of A. Colish. Introduction by Alec Waugh. Illustrations are fine full-page reproductions of watercolors by Bernard LaMotte, perhaps best known as the illustrator of Saint-Exupery's aviation books. Copy #39 of 1500 numbered copies SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page.
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BEL-AMI
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New York: Limited Editions Club, 1968. Hardcover. Fine in glassine and a lightly soiled, Near Fine slipcase. Bernard LaMotte. Quarto (8-1/4" x 11-1/4") bound in dark blue cloth stamped in gilt and white, 280 pages. Designed by Adrian Wilson and printed at the press of A. Colish. Introduction by Alec Waugh. Illustrations are fine full-page reproductions of watercolors by Bernard LaMotte, perhaps best known as the illustrator of Saint-Exupery's aviation books. Copy #970 of 1500 numbered copies SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page. Monthly Letter laid in.
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CHEVALERIES SENTIMENTALES
by HEROLD, A(ndre)-Ferdinand
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Paris: Librairie de l'Art indépendant, 1893. First Edition. Hardcover. Text slightly browned due to the poor quality of the paper; the lithograph not affected. Rubbing to the spine with loss of the spine label. Very Good and uncommon. Odilon Redon. Calf-backed marbled boards with gilt-decorated spine with the owner's initials "J. D." stamped in gilt at the base; top edge trimmed, others uncut; marbled endpapers; original front and rear wraps bound in. Copy #275 of 275 copies (from a total edition of 300) with an ORIGINAL LITHOGRAPH by Odilon Redon as frontispiece protected by a tissue guard. INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the author on a front blank.
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DROLL STORIES
by BALZAC, Honore de
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New York: Limited Editions Club, 1932. Hardcover. Light wear to the spine tips with some fraying to the rear spine edge of the first volume. About Very Good, lacking the slipcase. W. A. Dwiggins. Three volumes bound in cloth-backed boards decorated by W. A. Dwiggins who also designed and decorated the book. Copy #1246 of 1500 SIGNED by the designer on the colophon page.
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EUGENIE GRANDET
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London: Limited Editions Club, 1960. Hardcover. Fine in glassine and a Fine slipcase. Rene Ben Sussan. Tall octavo (6-3/4" x 10-1/2") bound in full tan buckram with gold-stamped black leather labels. Translated from the French by Ellen Marriage with an introduction by Richard Aldington. Designed by Sir Francis Meynell and printed at the Curwen Press. Illustrations by Rene Ben Sussan hand-colored in the studio of Walter Fischer. Copy #887 of 1500 SIGNED by the illustrator on the colophon page.
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EUGENIE GRANDET
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London: Limited Editions Club, 1960. Hardcover. Slight sunning to spine. About Fine in a Fine slipcase. Rene Ben Sussan. Tall octavo (6-3/4" x 10-1/2") bound in full tan buckram with gold-stamped black leather labels. Translated from the French by Ellen Marriage with an introduction by Richard Aldington. Designed by Sir Francis Meynell and printed at the Curwen Press. Illustrations by Rene Ben Sussan hand-colored in the studio of Walter Fischer. Of 1500 copies SIGNED by the illustrator on the colophon page, this copy is not numbered but labeled "Office Copy" with a presentation blindstamp by the publisher.
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AN ICELAND FISHERMAN
by LOTI, Pierre
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Stockholm: Limited Editions Club, 1931. Hardcover. Small university bookplate on front pastedown; spine a tad darkened. Still Fine in a lightly soiled, Very Good slipcase. Yngve Berg . Large octavo (7" x 10-3/4") bound with a white buckram spine and corner tips with a lovely original lithographed fish design on the front and rear boards. Printed on handmade linen rag paper at the Royal Printing Office, Norstedt & Soner of Sweden. Translated from the French by Guy Endore. Copy #1266 of 1500 illustrated with 20 black-and-white lithographs by Yngve Berg and SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page. The ninth book of the Press.
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AN ICELAND FISHERMAN
by LOTI, Pierre
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Stockholm: Limited Editions Club, 1931. Hardcover. Mild soiling to covers. Near Fine in a soiled, intact, Very Good slipcase. Yngve Berg . Large octavo (7" x 10-3/4") bound with a white buckram spine and corner tips with a lovely original lithographed fish design on the front and rear boards. Printed on handmade linen rag paper at the Royal Printing Office, Norstedt & Soner of Sweden. Translated from the French by Guy Endore. Copy #216 of 1500 illustrated with 20 black-and-white lithographs by Yngve Berg and SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page. The ninth book of the Press. Monthly Letter laid in.
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LES MISERABLES
by HUGO, Victor
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London and New York: George Routledge and Sons, 1887. First Illustrated Edition. Hardcover. Contents clean. The text block of the first volume is completely detached from the covers with the front hinge of the third volume badly cracked; the second volume with rippling to the pages caused by an old waterstain; Light rubbing to the covers, paper spine labels with wear affecting legibility in some cases. Overall a Good set. Early but likely not first printing. Five quarto (7-1/2" x 10-3/4") volumes bound in publisher's green cloth with printed paper spine labels. According to the title page, "with illustrations from designs by De Neuville, Bayard, Morin, Valnay, and other eminent French artists." Text in English.
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MADAME BOVARY
by FLAUBERT, Gustave
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Zurich: Limited Editions Club, 1938. hardcover. Sunning to the spine with wear to the label. Very Good in a soiled, Very Good slipcase. Gunter Bohmer. Octavo (5-1/2" x 8-5/8") bound in semi-flexible full yellow Swiss silk with a gold-stamped green leather spine label. Introduction by Andre Maurois. Designed and illustrated with watercolors by Gunter Bohmer; printed and bound by Fretz Freres. Copy #65 of 1500 numbered copies SIGNED by the illustrator on the colophon page.
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MADAME BOVARY
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Zurich: Limited Editions Club, 1938. hardcover. Typical mild sunning to the spine. Close to Fine in a Fine slipcase. Gunter Bohmer. Octavo (5-1/2" x 8-5/8") bound in semi-flexible full yellow Swiss silk with a gold-stamped green leather spine label. Introduction by Andre Maurois. Designed and illustrated with watercolors by Gunter Bohmer; printed and bound by Fretz Freres. Copy #509 of 1500 numbered copies SIGNED by the illustrator on the colophon page.
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MADEMOISELLE DE MAUPIN
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New York: Limited Editions Club, 1943. Hardcover. Near Fine in glassine and a rubbed, Very Good slipcase. Andre Dugo. Quarto (7-1/2" x 11-3/4") bound in quarter burgundy morocco leather and decorated boards with a gilt-stamped leather spine label. Mildly erotic illustrations by Andre Dugo hand-colored in the studio of Charlize Brakeley. Copy #670 of 1000 copies SIGNED by the artist, one of the smaller limitations at this period for the press.
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MADEMOISELLE DE MAUPIN
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New York: Limited Editions Club, 1943. Hardcover. Small nick and very slight sunning to the spine. Near Fine in a Very Good slipcase. Andre Dugo. Quarto (7-1/2" x 11-3/4") bound in quarter burgundy morocco leather and decorated boards with a gilt-stamped leather spine label. Mildly erotic illustrations by Andre Dugo hand-colored in the studio of Charlize Brakeley. Copy #710 of 1000 copies SIGNED by the artist, one of the smaller limitations at this time for the press.
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MARGUERITE DE VALOIS
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New York: Limited Editions Club, 1969. Hardcover. Fine in worn glassine and a close to Fine gold foil slipcase. Edy Legrand. Octavo (6-1/4" x 9-1/2") bound in red linen with an embossed gold fleur-de-lis design at the center of the front cover. Copy #887 of 1500 with illustrations by Edy Legrand that have been hand-colored through stencils in the studio of Walter Fischer. SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page. Monthly Letter laid in.
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MARGUERITE DE VALOIS
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New York: Limited Editions Club, 1969. Hardcover. Fine in a close to Fine gold foil slipcase. Edy Legrand. Octavo (6-1/4" x 9-1/2") bound in red linen with an embossed gold fleur-de-lis design at the center of the front cover. Copy #1087 of 1500 with illustrations by Edy Legrand that have been hand-colored through stencils in the studio of Walter Fischer. SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page.
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OEUVRES DE CHATEAUBRIAND. ATALA - RENÉ - AVENTURES DU DERNIER ABENCERAGE
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Paris: Alphonse Lemerre, 1879. First Edition. Hardcover. Front cover neatly detached; otherwise, minor wear. Hence, Very Good. Full gilt-decorated red morocco leather by Zaehnsdorf with gilt rules and gilt-decorated boards and spine; gilt dentelles and marbled endpapers; top edge gilt. Notes by Anatole France. Portrait by Louis Monzès after Devéria. In addition to the binding being signed by Zaehnsdorf at the bottom of the inside front cover, this copy also bears a small gilt medallic mark on the inside rear board, used by the binder "as a quality mark on the superior bindings produced by the firm" (Broomhead, Frank: THE ZAEHNSDORFS (1842 - 1947). CRAFT BOOKBINDERS, page 73).
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OLD GORIOT
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New York: Limited Editions Club, 1948. Hardcover. Fine in torn glassine in a Fine slipcase. Rene Ben Sussan. Tall octavo (7" x 10-3/4") in black morocco-backed marbled boards. Translated from the French by Ellen Marriage with an introduction by Francois Mauriac. Designed by Sir Francis Meynell and printed at the Curwen Press. Illustrations by Rene Ben Sussan hand-colored in the Atelier Beaufume in Paris. Copy #258 of 1500 SIGNED by the illustrator on the colophon page. Monthly Letter laid in.
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